Author: Willett, Edward; (Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation).
Title: Proposal No. Ed-CX-23 1 March 1971 Solid State Airborne Camera (S.I. 4073-012).
Description: Syosset, NY: Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation, 1971. 1971. Syosset, NY: Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation, 1971. 1971. Very good. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, spiral bound wrappers with a cut-out window revealing the title of the project. The covers are creased with minor chipping to the edges. [2], i-v, subsequently paginated by chapter (6 chapters), and illustrated with 20 plates of designs and diagrams. Very good. First edition. "The Space and Defense Systems Division of the Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation (FSDS) takes pleasure in submitting this proposal for design, development, fabrication and flight test of a Solid State Airborne Camera." - from the Introduction. Copy N15 from the library of the Program Director Edward Willett with his "Personal Copy" label mounted on the front cover. Fairchild Systems was a United States defense contractor. The San Francisco Chronicle described the company as "one of the legendary names of Silicon Valley" and noted that its Bay Area operations were a training ground for the engineers who went on to found Intel and other top semiconductor companies. Very good .

Keywords: PHOTOGRAPHY; SCIENCE; SOLID STATE AIRBORNE CAMERA (S. I. 4073-012); EDWARD WILLETT; FAIRCHILD CAMERA AND INSTRUMENT CORPORTATION; PROPOSAL NO. ED-CX-23 1 MARCH 1971; PLATES; DESIGNS; DIAGRAMS; 1ST EDITION; FIRST EDITION; PROGRAM DIRECTOR'S OWN COPY; 2


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